Monthly Archives: February 2018

The Breitling Top-Time 814 Replica was introduced in 1967 and was only made until roughly 1970.The watch was offered with the black dial you see here and either white or orange hour and minute hands. It was also offered in a similarly high-contrast white dial with orange hands. Unlike in earlier Top-Time models where most stated the model name, this version thankfully chose to eschew the verbiage and keep the already arresting dial uncluttered.

The Breitling Replica Watches comes in at roughly 38.5mm in “diameter”, although that’s really the length of one if its square-cased sides, and has a brushed surface on the top of the case that radiates from the center. It’s subtle versus pictures of earlier, 2-register square-cases Top-Times that I’d previously seen. Admittedly, it was these earlier square-cased pieces that turned me off to this case shape in general, so perhaps the finishing was the real culprit. In any case, the finishing on the 814 is sporty with matte brushing on the sides as well.

One of the interesting things about the Breitling Replica Swiss Movement that is not present from a head-on view is the amount of intricacy in the case design. A side view, from any side, and a bottom glance exposes that there’s a lot happening. First the corners “pinch” together to create what reminds me of a throw pillow or even a lozenge. You also see some nice arcs that create the case surface. The case is actually thick and this later comes into play when wearing, as it certainly does not look like a flat slab on the wrist. The lugs, on the other hand, are not as pronounced as, say, another squarish design such as the Heuer Camaro, but they are present and really nicely done. From the bottom and the side, you see some very complex metal forming where the lugs join the case. If you can’t tell, I’m impressed by the case work and finishing.

The attribute that really sold me on the Fake Breitling Watches Top-Time was, and is, its dial. It’s a wonderful study in high contrast, details, and functionality. It’s highly compelling yet, somehow, doesn’t seem over the top. This is a watch, if designed only slightly differently, that would likely fall into the bucket of tiresome. Details, of course, are no stranger to Breitling. The Navitimers, Consmoautes and some Chrono-Matics are flooded with scales and measurement devices that befuddle me scientifically, but somehow manage to work aesthetically.

The Navitimer was introduced in 1954 and aside from some very rare early Valjoux 72 models, the piece was normally equipped with the equally excellent 17-jewel Venus 178 until the 806 rode off into the sunset in 1972-1973. This is interesting as the Venus 178 ceased production in 1966; Cheap Breitling Replica had clearly stockpiled a lot of movements! The Navi was produced in stainless steel, gold, and gold plated editions. It received its name, famously, due to its incorporation of a working slide rule bezel for use by pilots. In some examples, many were adorned with the wings of the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association as they were offered to members. This model contains what looks like an AOPA logo, but it’s not because there’s no writing inside and “Breitling” is on the dial.

The Breitling Navitimer Replica Watches comes in at a whopping ~41mm in diameter and has a 22mm lug width; it’s a big one! Aside from the size, the other thing that hit me immediately was all the dial detail. If you’ve read my other articles, then you know that I preach, almost incessantly, about my attraction to simplicity. Well, the Navi is anti-simple. There’s a lot going on, but in a strange way, it’s so complicated looking that it’s cool.

Dial details really abound. Aside from the outer slide rule ring in white, there are two concentric black slide rule rings inside. It’s not until you get past these three rings that one actually gets to the normal timekeeping area. The Breitling Replica Watches Navitimer 806 is laid out with three registers and they provide some great topographical balance to the large, flat remainder of the dial. In a macro I took, you can see the depth and detail of these sub registers. Plus, you have great dial font all around – font that still lives on in some modern Breitlings – and a very sharp applied gold Navitimer logo.

This logo definitely stands out but not in a bad way. No, it tonally fits in with the aged lume on the hour markers and the rest of the font. The hands on the Navi are interesting because they’re rather dainty. I suppose that’s not unusual in comparison to other similarly aged chronographs, but they certainly differ from the bold hands of the 765. You’ll also note that they’re a nicely aged cream color with lume inside. The central chrono hand is distinctive with its arrow-shaped tip.

The snap-close case back on theBest Breitling Replica has nice detail and shows the “script B” as well as the model number. When it comes to pushers, they’re of a purposeful size if not a bit small, but the brand came through in great style with a nice, big, signed winding crown.